Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)

Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)

Qualification
National Code:
PUA30601
State Code:
C600
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0399 - Other Engineering And Related Technologies
Original TGA Release Date
09/02/2011
Approved Date
12/05/2010
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
B
Nominal Hours
460
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
09/02/2011
VET Act Conditions
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 09/02/2011 Current Approved
Description

Not applicable.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
Qualification requirement: 12 units
All 9 core units plus 3 elective units.
1. Core units

Complete all 9 units:

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D3650 PUAEME003C Administer oxygen in an emergency situation 15 Unit of competency
D2985 PUAVEH001B Drive vehicles under operational conditions 40 Unit of competency
D3651 PUAFIR308B Employ personal protection at a hazardous materials incident 8 Unit of competency
D2983 PUAOHS002B Maintain safety at an incident scene 25 Unit of competency
C1165 PUAEME002C Manage injuries at emergency incident 20 Unit of competency
D2982 PUAFIR309B Operate pumps 80 Unit of competency
D2981 PUAFIR306B Render hazardous materials incidents safe 16 Unit of competency
D2980 PUAFIR302B Suppress urban fire 80 Unit of competency
D2984 PUATEA002B Work autonomously 30 Unit of competency
2. Elective units

Select 3 elective units:

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D5582 PUALAW002B Conduct initial investigation at incident scene 30 Unit of competency
D5525 PUASAR020A Develop a canine search team for USAR incidents 180 Unit of competency
D2995 PUAFIR311B Dispatch rappel personnel and equipment from a helicopter 40 Unit of competency
D2986 PUACOM005B Foster a positive organisational image in the community 30 Unit of competency
D5508 PUAOPE020A Lead a crew 20 Unit of competency
D2993 PUAFIR307B Monitor hazardous atmospheres 24 Unit of competency
D2999 PUAFIR315B Navigate from an aircraft 40 Unit of competency
D5583 PUAOPE003B Navigate in urban and rural environments 50 Unit of competency
D5502 PUAOPE014A Navigate to an incident 15 Unit of competency
D2996 PUAFIR312B Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraft 40 Unit of competency
D2994 PUAFIR310B Operate aerial or specialist appliance 80 Unit of competency
D2997 PUAFIR313B Operate aviation support equipment 40 Unit of competency
D2987 PUACOM006B Plan and conduct a public awareness program 20 Unit of competency
C9559 TAADEL301B Provide training through instruction and demonstration of work skills 40 Unit of competency
D2992 PUAFIR305B Respond to aviation incidents (general) 40 Unit of competency
D2991 PUAFIR304B Respond to marine emergencies 80 Unit of competency
D5526 PUASAR021A Search as part of a canine search team at USAR incidents 160 Unit of competency
D5523 PUASAR018A Select and maintain canines to be part of a canine search team for USAR incidents 110 Unit of competency
D2989 PUAFIR303B Suppress wildfire 35 Unit of competency
D5524 PUASAR019A Train canines to work in a USAR environment 180 Unit of competency
D5534 PUASAR029A Undertake a complex transport rescue 40 Unit of competency
D5536 PUASAR031A Undertake an urban search and rescue Category 2 100 Unit of competency
D2988 PUAFIR301B Undertake community safety activities 16 Unit of competency
D3003 PUASAR005B Undertake confined space rescue 16 Unit of competency
D5530 PUASAR025A Undertake confined space rescue 16 Unit of competency
D5531 PUASAR026A Undertake industrial and domestic rescue 30 Unit of competency
D5532 PUASAR027A Undertake land search rescue 30 Unit of competency
D5533 PUASAR028A Undertake rescue from a partial structural collapse 30 Unit of competency
D3000 PUASAR002B Undertake road accident rescue 16 Unit of competency
D5529 PUASAR024A Undertake road crash rescue 16 Unit of competency
D3005 PUASAR007B Undertake structural collapse rescue 30 Unit of competency
D3001 PUASAR003B Undertake technical rescue 30 Unit of competency
D3004 PUASAR006B Undertake trench rescue 30 Unit of competency
D5535 PUASAR030A Undertake trench rescue 30 Unit of competency
D5537 PUASAR032A Undertake vertical rescue 20 Unit of competency
D3002 PUASAR004B Undertake vertical rescue 20 Unit of competency
D2998 PUAFIR314B Utilise installed fire safety systems 60 Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
J546 PUA30613 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code PUA30601 taken from the Public Safety Training Package PUA00 which should be consulted for full description of requirements.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Australian National Training Authority.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836.

3. This example program was entered on to STARS by CD&R on 12/5/10.

4. This qualification has been deleted from PUA12 Public Safety Training Package since September 2012.
Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
No information